What Is Five Points in East Nashville?

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Five Points is a commercial hub of East Nashville, with restaurants, bars, and shops along Woodland Street and the streets around it. It is also the home of the Tomato Art Fest: the 23rd annual festival was held August 7 and 8, 2026, in Five Points, and it is free to attend, with a few ticketed events (Tomato Art Fest). A local guide calls many areas around Five Points, Fatherland Street, and Main Street highly walkable, with restaurants, shops, and entertainment nearby (Nashville Go).

Five Points in Recent History

Date What happened
June 5, 2001 Margot Café & Bar opened at 1017 Woodland Street, in a former Fluty's gas station (Edible Nashville)
March 3, 2020 an EF-3 tornado hit Five Points particularly hard, and two pedestrians were killed by debris (Wikipedia)
June 5, 2026 Margot Café & Bar's planned final day, after 25 years, as announced in November 2025 (Edible Nashville)
August 7-8, 2026 the 23rd Tomato Art Fest in Five Points

Sources: Edible Nashville on Margot and Wikipedia on East Nashville.

Visiting Five Points

  1. Start on foot. The commercial blocks are compact; park once, or come by bus or BCycle.
  2. Eat and drink nearby. Woodland Street has spots such as Haraz Coffee House at 901 and Bad Luck Burger Club at 918, both in The Infatuation’s East Nashville coverage; more are in the best restaurants in East Nashville.
  3. Plan around the festival. In August, check the Tomato Art Fest dates and festival map before you drive in.

What the wider area is known for is in what East Nashville is known for, and how to get around on foot is in whether East Nashville is walkable.

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